PARIS (AP)—Ten years ago, Bob and Mike Bryan were still desperate to win a Grand Slam title and were sleeping on the floor of their bargain hotel room. Their lives changed for good when they won their first major championship in 2003 at the French Open. On Saturday, the top-ranked

NEW YORK—Sweat streamed from her face as if fleeing from her forehead, while her red adidas dress clung to her stomach like a soggy swimsuit. Leaning her right hand on the blue back wall for support, Flavia Pennetta looked like a depleted long-distance runner holding herself upright while contemplating the

Long before shadows crept across the Centre Court service line, Novak Djokovic’s unerring array of deep drives displaced Jeremy Chardy, leaving the lanky Frenchman staggered. A dominant Djokovic reeled off 15 of the final 17 games in overwhelming his opponent, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1, to storm into the second round of

Smile, and the world smiles with you, or if you’re Victoria Azarenka, gets you to your first final of the year. Azarenka, the youngest and loudest of the Miami semifinalists, beat Vera Zvonareva, the oldest and highest-ranked, 6-0, 6-3. It’s been a good tournament for Azarenka, who’s talked repeatedly about

Leaning on his Dunlop racquet as if it were a cane, Tommy Robredo looked like a man in dire need of a stunt double as he dragged his left leg behind him during the latter stages of his fourth-round clash with Sam Querrey. But Robredo persevered through the pain and

Late-afternoon sun launched the shadows of three light posts across the court in Carlsbad. By then, Agnieszka Radwanska's counter-strike skills had already obscured the openings Daniela Hantuchova worked so hard to create. Radwanska relied on her accuracy and shrewd court sense to deconstruct Hantuchova, winning five of the final six

‘Heaven save us,’ sighed the Australian commentator, presumably speaking for his nation, after Samantha Stosur murdered a volley long to give up a 54-minute first set to China’s Zheng Jie. He sounded resigned to another early exit for Stosur at her home Slam, and that was indeed what transpired, but

DOHA, Qatar (AP)—Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland earned a third consecutive — and fourth overall — semifinal berth at the Qatar Total Open when she quickly dispatched Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-2, 6-1 on Friday. Radwanska, who required only 64 minutes to send Wickmayer packing, has had an easy run

Indian Wells, Calif. (AP)—Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka tumbled out of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night in her first match in more than a month, falling 6-0, 7-6 (2) to American Lauren Davis. Azarenka, from Belarus, had been sidelined since the Australian Open because of a left foot injury that

Maria Sharapova was the star of recurring nightmares for Ana Ivanovic, riding a seven-match winning streak against the statuesque Serbian. The run of dominance spanned seven years, with Sharapova snatching 13 of the last 15 sets the pair had played. Sharapova dispensed the most painful loss of the streak nearly

LONDON (AP) -- The youngest player in the men's draw at Wimbledon showed the composure of a veteran. Nick Kyrgios, a 19-year-old wild-card entry from Australia, rallied from two sets down and saved nine match points Thursday to overcome 13th-seeded Richard Gasquet 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5, 10-8 and reach

YESTERDAY (July 15) Philadelphia Freedoms d. San Diego Aviators 19-18 The Philadelphia Freedoms capped off their home opener with a bang as they defeated the San Diego Aviators in dramatic fashion. Down 10-4, the Freedoms reeled off three straight sets to pull off the comeback. Victoria Azarenka was a key

GENEVA (AP) -- Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka took Switzerland close to its first Davis Cup final in 22 years after cruising to straight-sets wins in the opening singles against Italy on Friday. First, Federer beat 76th-ranked Simone Bolelli 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-4 without dropping serve to delight a crowd

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev was pushed to three sets by doubles specialist Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the Open 13 final on Sunday, winning 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4 for his 10th career title on the eve of his move up to second in the rankings. Medvedev will overtake Rafael

Mornin'.everyone. At long last, I have DSL at the farm, and as I write this at 6:50 A.M. Luke is sleeping on the foam port-a-mattress nearby, with my small goosneck lamp and the soft orange glow of the woodstove providing the only light. When Luke and I are here on

It’s housekeeping time at TW, and the first item on the agenda is a dispiriting one. In the course of a private correspondence with someone who accused me of posting an abusive reply to a third party’s comment, I realized that the comment in question (under my post, "The Little

Kim Clijsters showed flashes of her former brilliance but came out on the losing end in her return to Indian Wells on Thursday, falling to Katerina Siniakova, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. Asked in her on-court interview about the lopsided crowd support for the four-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1,

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)—Andy Murray overcame an error-strewn performance to defeat German qualifier Michael Berrer 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Tuesday in the first round of the Dubai Championships. Fourth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga edged Marcos Baghdatis 7-6 (2), 6-4 to set up a second-round encounter with Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic.

Novak Djokovic walked onto Wimbledon's lush Centre Court as the defending champion and promptly played one of his worst service games of the year. At 1-1, playing against the weathered Juan Carlos Ferrero, Djokovic hit an easy overhead into the net, whacked a sitter forehand over the baseline, double-faulted, then

Planting his size 16 sneakers at net, Ivo Karlovic's sizable shadow seemed to swallow up sections of the court as he held set point against Roger Federer. The third-seeded Swiss had won 10 of 13 career tiebreakers against Karlovic, but when the towering, 6'10" Croatian stabbed a reflex volley that